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"Because the chest, particularly in women, tends to carry some extra weight, they can pull your shoulders forward." Plus, many people have tight, shortened pec muscles from sitting at desks or ...
Others may naturally have muscles in their upper back and neck that are weaker and more prone to stretching, as well as with chest and front shoulder muscles that are more resistant to stretching. Connective tissue disorders , such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome , [ 17 ] could also alter the strength and elasticity of ligaments and tendons. [ 18 ]
Pectoral muscles (colloquially referred to as "pecs") are the muscles that connect the front of the human chest with the bones of the upper arm and shoulder. This region contains four muscles that provide movements to the upper limbs or ribs. Deep muscles of the chest, including pectoralis minor, serratus anterior, and subclavius (Gray 1918)
Poland syndrome is a congenital anomaly in which there is a malformation of the chest causing the pectoralis major on one side of the body to be absent. Other characteristics of this disease are "unilateral shortening of the index, long, and ring fingers, syndactyly of the affected digits, hypoplasia of the hand, and the absence of the ...
Pectoralis minor syndrome (PMS) is a condition related to thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) that results from the pectoralis minor muscle being too tight. [1] PMS results from the brachial plexus being compressed under the pectoralis minor [2] while TOS involves compression of the bundle above the clavicle. In most patients, the nerves are ...
If you love chest workouts, or sit hunched over a computer all day, your chest may be tight. Here are the 4 best chest stretches to loosen up. A Physical Therapist Shares 4 Essential Chest Stretches
It has been thought that the tripod position optimizes the mechanics of respiration by taking advantage of the accessory muscles of the neck and upper chest to get more air into the lungs. [4] [5] With the position of the arms secure, contraction of the pectoralis results in elevation of the anterior wall of the chest. [6]
Having both forward head posture and rounded shoulders is known as upper crossed syndrome. [ 6 ] (1) Overworked muscles down the back of the neck strengthen, strain, scar and shorten; (2) middle and lower back support muscles weaken; (3) hunching upper back joints eventually freeze like that; (4) muscles at the front of the neck work less and ...